Frontiers in Surgery (Jun 2022)

Preoperative CT-Guided Near-Infrared Dye Marking for Thoracoscopic Resection of Pulmonary Nodules: A Case Report

  • Emanuele Voulaz,
  • Emanuele Voulaz,
  • Alberto Testori,
  • Felice D'Antuono,
  • Umberto Cariboni,
  • Marco Alloisio,
  • Marco Alloisio,
  • Giuseppe Mangiameli,
  • Giuseppe Mangiameli

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2022.919227
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9

Abstract

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Localization of small-sized pulmonary nodules is challenging during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Several preoperative strategies have been developed to mark these targets. We describe our localization strategy using a preoperative computed tomography-guided near-infrared dye marking.

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